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UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE

RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Minutes of the meeting of the Research Committee held on Thursday 27 May 2010.

PRESENT: Professor J M Senior (Chairman)

Dr S Adams Dr D J Done Professor S A Kendall Professor A Baydoun Professor G H Galbraith Professor J Lippitt Professor E Brinks Dr S Grey Professor K J Pine Professor B Christianson Professor J Hough Dr K Randle Dr H Dagdeviren Professor W B Hunt Mr C Salge Dr J E C Dickerson Professor P H Kaye Mr W Sturman

IN ATTENDANCE:

Mr P A Findlay (Item 6) Mr M Kesvani Mrs E A Nolan (Clerk) Ms E Hubbard

APOLOGIES:

Mrs H Bennett Professor L Floridi Ms A M Martyn Mrs L Caras Mr T J Longden Mrs A Sheehan-Evett Dr A H Clutterbuck

ACTION

404 MEMBERSHIP

Noted: the current membership (Agenda Paper 2, refers).

405 MINUTES – 25 February 2010

Confirmed and signed: the minutes of 25 February 2010 (Agenda Paper 3, refers).

406 MATTERS ARISING

Noted: there were no matters arising from the minutes not taken elsewhere on the agenda.

407 RESEARCH POLICY AND STRATEGY

407.1 University Quality Related (QR) Funding

407.1.1 Received: an oral report from the Chair on the University’s QR Funding allocation, and the associated research delivery planning.

MResC 27.05.10 1/13 407.1.2 Noted:

i the University’s QR funding allocation was based on the quality profile of each Unit of Assessment submitted to the Research Assessment Exercise. The OVC Advisory Group (Research) had decided to allocate the funding for 2010/2011 to the relevant Strategic Business Units (SBUs), with 20% retained as an investment fund for strategic research development, following the same process as for 2009/2010;

ii HEFCE had made some adjustments to the QR funding allocations, with increased weightings for research activity rated 4*, and an enhanced grant for geography and psychology. As a result, some areas had seen small increases in their funding allocation and other areas small decreases. However, the University had decided that it would not implement any decreases in 2010/2011, so a small amount had been taken from the 20% retained as an investment fund to avoid any decreases;

iii the University could not guarantee that there would be no reductions in QR funding allocations in 2011/2012, particularly in light of the change of Government;

iv the investment fund for strategic research development was paying for the Centre for Sustainable Communities, and for a portion of the time of the Heads of the Research Institutes; the OVC Advisory Group (Research) would make recommendations at the next meeting of the Research Committee on 21 October 2010 regarding the dispersal of the balance;

v there was a specific requirement for Heads of School to utilise their QR funding allocations to promulgate research against their research delivery plans, and the OVC Advisory Group (Research) would monitor this carefully during 2010/2011.

407.2 University Research Strategy (Minutes 356.3 and 381.1 refer)

407.2.1 Received:

i a draft of the content of the new Research Strategy (Agenda Paper 5.2, refers);

ii an oral report from the Chair on progress with the new Research Strategy.

407.2.2 Noted:

i there had been some modifications to the section headings. Research Culture had been brought together with Research Environment, and Research Impact with Exploitation and Dissemination, resulting in four main sections instead of the original six;

ii Section 4 had a challenging key aspiration to double the number of postgraduate research degree registrations by 2015. The increase would not be spread evenly across all disciplines; indeed much of the growth would be aimed at less well established areas;

iii it was hoped that there would be an increase in University funded studentships, but it was up to each area to decide how much funding to commit to these. Studentships would help to increase numbers of research students, and would also aid the drive for quality;

iv suggestions for further consideration included the following:

a the introduction could include a statement about the importance of excellent research to the standing of the University and could explicitly mention the sustainability of research;

MResC 27.05.10 2/13 b there could be an internal preamble, clarifying the internal funding arrangements for research, and emphasizing the importance of engaging in research;

c a short paragraph at the beginning of each section could be included, setting the scene and context;

d Point 1.1 stated that research would be carried out “in a spirit of integrity” but this might be better expressed as “with integrity”;

e in Section 2, ‘International Activity’, the importance of national research collaborations could be made more explicit. The term “international profile” rather than “international activity” could be used to emphasize standing and reputation. International collaboration could be defined more clearly as “collaboration with international leaders”. Rather than specifying regions, the wording could be amended to “further substantive global links”;

f Point 2.3 referred to publishing in “world leading journals”; this could be changed to “high impact journals”;

g the key aspiration at the end of Section 3 mentioned impact within the Research Excellence Framework (REF), but there could be significant changes to REF;

h Section 4, ‘Postgraduate Research Students’, could include more about developing the next generation of researchers, and make more reference to research informed teaching;

i Point 4.1 should make it clear that the target to increase research students included research masters and professional doctorate registrations. It should also state that the University wished to enhance output and quality, and a quality marker could be included;

j adequate supervisory capacity would need to be ensured through the appointment of suitably qualified staff, to ensure sufficient supervision was in place across all disciplines to plan for the increased numbers of research students;

k the Committee’s endorsement of the current approach of the draft Strategy, the final version of which would require approval by both the Academic Board and the Board of Governors.

407.2.3 Agreed: the Research Strategy Working Group would consider the amendments suggested by the Committee. Suggestions from staff in the Research Institutes were also welcome. The draft should be circulated widely, and further suggestions for amendment should be sent to Ms E Hubbard, Research Project Officer. HORIs

407.3 Research Centres

407.3.1 Shortened Research Centre Approval Form

407.3.2 Considered: a shortened Research Centre approval form for the designation of existing Research Centres, prepared by Professor P Kaye, Head of the Science and Technology Research Institute (Agenda Paper 5.3.1, refers).

407.3.3 Noted: the form was intended for use by Research Centres which had been in existence prior to the introduction of an official approval process in 2007/2008 and for which no substantive changes were planned.

MResC 27.05.10 3/13 407.3.4 Agreed:

i the form was approved for use with immediate effect;

ii all existing Research Centres should undergo the approval process by the summer of 2011 and the new form would be circulated to existing Centres before the next meeting on 21 October 2010. EAN

407.4 Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre

407.4.1 Received: an oral report from Professor B Hunt, Director of the Health and Human Sciences Research Institute, on the proposed closure of the University’s Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre.

407.4.2 Noted:

i the Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre had been set up as a commercial unit to provide an advisory service to clinicians and local pharmaceutical companies;

ii the Centre was unable to continue as a commercial unit, partly because it had found it extremely difficult to secure official recognition;

iii the Centre was involved in one clinical trial, which would continue, and the University would continue to be involved in clinical research trials in collaboration with other units.

407.5 Research Misconduct (UPR RE02)

Noted: disciplinary procedures had been invoked twice during the current academic year in accordance with UPR RE02.

407.6 Research Governance Framework: NHS Sponsorship (Minutes 308.4 and 381.4 refer)

Noted: Dr D Trivedi, Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, had assumed responsibility as Co-ordinating Investigator for the ED Clinical Trials Project following the retirement of Dr M Vickers from the University. Professor M Kirby was continuing as Chief Investigator.

407.7 Seventh EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) (Minutes 356.10 and 381.7 refer)

407.7.1 Received:

i a report from Mrs A Sheehan-Evett, European Research Coordinator, on FP7 and other developments regarding EU research (Agenda Paper 5.6, refers);

ii an oral report from Mrs E A Nolan, Research Grants Coordinator, on FP7 and EU research.

407.7.2 Noted:

i the European Commission Information day scheduled for 8 June 2010 in Brussels was already full;

ii a Working Group, consisting of Mrs Sheehan-Evett, Mr M Rosier, Associate Dean, Business School, and Mr P A Findlay, Development Director, Knowledge Transfer, was meeting on 23 June 2010 to consider issues related to European funding; a full report would be made at the next meeting of the Research Committee on 21 October 2010.

MResC 27.05.10 4/13 408 HOUSE OF COMMONS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE REPORT

408.1 Received:

408.1.1 the conclusions and recommendations of the House of Commons Science & Technology Committee entitled “The impact of spending cuts on science and scientific research” published in March 2010 (Agenda Paper 6, refers);

408.1.2 a summary of the Dyson Report, Hauser Report, and House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Report (Tabled Paper 6 – Addition, refers);

408.1.3 an oral report from Mr Findlay regarding the science research impact agenda in light of the UK’s current economic and political climate.

408.2 Noted:

408.2.1 in addition to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report, the Dyson and Hauser reports had also been published recently;

408.2.2 a theme common to all three reports was an emphasis on sharing resources between groups for Universities for research translation and exploitation, which would promote efficiency;

408.2.3 it was possible there would be opportunities to bid for funding to create Centres of Excellence, although it was likely there would only be one Centre in the Eastern region;

408.2.4 the University might be able to take a lead in the region, as it had a good record in achieving impact.

409 RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK (REF) (Minutes 358 and 382 refer)

409.1 Received: the outcomes of the recent consultation on the Research Excellence Framework (Agenda Paper 7, refers).

409.2 Noted:

409.2.1 the new coalition Government had not yet declared their perspective on the plans for REF;

409.2.2 feedback from the HEFCE pilot study on impact was due shortly;

409.2.3 the timescale for REF was not mentioned in the consultation document, but the earliest effect on QR funding was likely to be in 2015.

410 RESEARCH COUNCILS UK (RCUK) SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT (Minutes 359 and 384 refer)

Noted: the impact of two of the University’s research projects had been highlighted recently in the RCUK publication ‘Impacts: Achieving Investment in UK Research through Partnership’. The projects had been led by Professor T Hitchcock from the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Research Institute, and Professor Kaye.

411 RESEARCH COUNCILS UK (RCUK) CONCORDAT FOR RESEARCHERS

Noted:

411.1 the University had held a launch event for the Concordat for Researchers on 28 April 2010, attended by more than 70 members of staff;

MResC 27.05.10 5/13 411.2 a copy of the Concordat, the University’s Concordat action plan, and the University’s brochure, ‘Valuing Research Staff’, would be made available on the University’s web pages. RD

412 RCUK POLICY AND CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE GOVERNANCE OF GOOD RESEARCH CONDUCT (Minutes 361 and 386 refer)

Noted:

412.1 the Ethics and Research Integrity Working Group, set up by the Chair, had met on 23 March 2010 to consider the Code and its potential implications for the University and the recently revised ‘Framework for Ethics’ issued by the Economic and Social Research Council in January 2010;

412.2 the Ethics and Research Integrity Working Group would send a paper summarising the main issues to the OVC Advisory Group (Research) for consideration.

413 RESEARCH DEGREES

413.1 Research Degrees Process Review

413.1.1 Received: an oral report from Dr S Grey, Director of Research Degrees, on the decisions reached by the Research Degrees Process Review, as noted at the meeting of the Research Degrees Board on 18 March 2010, Item 463 (Agenda Paper 11.1, refers).

413.1.2 Noted:

i the Research Degrees Process Review had resulted in recommendations for some significant changes which had been welcomed and supported by the Chief Executive’s Group (CEG):

a enrolment would generally take place twice a year, in September and February, followed by induction, with some flexibility for professional doctorates;

b there would be simultaneous registration and assessment at 9 months, although if the precise nature of the degree programme was known at enrolment this could be detailed, and the supervisory team named;

c there would be no direct report to the Research Degrees Board at the second progression; second progression would be dealt with by the Research Institutes;

d the Chairs of the current Institute Research Degree Boards would be appointed as Heads of Research Degrees to make decisions about research degree students in conjunction with Heads of School and local research degree officers, and the IRDBs would be abolished;

e the new processes would commence in September 2010 and would apply for new students; a mechanism for monitoring and reviewing the changes during the first year would be agreed shortly.

ii the process continue to align with the requirements of the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA);

iii the changes would improve the problem of students withdrawing after 12 months, which had a negative impact on statistics;

MResC 27.05.10 6/13 iv there would be a large reduction in the number of meetings each year, and the associated administration;

v there would be a working pool of assessors to deal with progression;

vi the changes were designed to strengthen the admissions process, ensure greater consistency in approach and would result in swifter responses to students, thereby enhancing the student experience.

413.2 RCUK Statement of Expectations regarding Researcher Development

Received and noted:

413.2.1 the RCUK Statement of Expectations regarding Researcher Development, and the transition arrangements for embedding researcher development monies into grants, as the Roberts funding would no longer be ring-fenced (Agenda Paper 11.2.1, refers);

413.2.2 the OVC Advisory Group (Research) meeting on 22 April 2010 had agreed that the University should continue to provide training centrally by transferring researcher development monies from grants to a central training budget which would be ring- fenced for the provision of the Generic Training for Researchers (GTR) Programme.

414 RESEARCH GRANTS APPLICATIONS AND AWARDS

414.1 Research Grant Applications

414.1.1 Received: the research grant applications and awards for February, March and April 2010 and Year to Date 2009/10 (Agenda Paper 12.1, refers).

414.1.2 Noted:

i within the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Research Institute (SSAHRI), the Faculty of Humanities, Law and Education had exceeded its targets for both applications and awards; the Business School and the School of Creative Arts were behind target for applications and awards;

ii the Science and Technology Research Institute (STRI) and the Health and Human Sciences Research Institute (HHSRI) were behind target for applications, and HHSRI was also behind target on awards, but there was usually a significant amount of activity in the last three months of the year and it was likely that targets would be reached;

iii the awards for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) and shorter KTPs were not yet included in this report, as project codes were awaited. These amounted to approximately £600,000 and would be entered on the database as soon as possible;

iv it was incumbent on Principal Investigators to inform Mr M Kesvani, Research Finance Advisor, about the outcome of applications;

v each Research Institute needed to put in place plans for formal mentoring systems and review of research proposals to ensure quality applications. It would be the responsibility of senior researchers, and Professors and Readers, to share the task of reading applications for each other and for junior researchers. Applicants would need to allow time for such review to take place before submission. The OVC Advisory Group (Research) would consider plans for mentoring and peer review at its next meeting on 20 July 2010.

414.1.3 Agreed: the monthly reports produced by the Research Finance Advisor should be revised to show shortfalls as a percentage figure, and should be profiled using previous history. MK

MResC 27.05.10 7/13 414.2 Internal Audit of Research Bids Process

Noted:

414.2.1 an internal audit of the research bids process had taken place in January 2010 which had been broadly favourable;

414.2.2 whilst there was a rigorous process in place for ensuring completed R1s were received by the Research Grants Team, the auditor had recommended that a record be kept of any R1 forms received after submission of the bid.

415 RESEARCH STUDENTSHIPS

415.1 Review of UPR RE04 ‘Research Studentships – University of Hertfordshire’

415.1.1 Received: an oral report from Dr Grey on proposed changes to UPR RE04, ‘Research Studentships - University of Hertfordshire’, in the light of recent changes to Research Council Studentship Terms and Conditions and the Research Degree Process Review.

415.1.2 Noted:

i the UPR had been revised to take account of externally funded studentships, as some of the terms and conditions in the existing UPR conflicted with external funders’ terms and conditions;

ii the changes to the Research Degree Processes had also been incorporated into the revised UPR;

iii the main changes had been approved by the OVC Advisory Group (Research) at its meeting on 22 April 2010, and were summarised as follows:

a the university would offer part-time studentships, on a minimum 50% basis, from the start of the new academic year;

b full time university funded studentships would continue to be funded for a maximum of 3 years;

c maternity leave and pay for university funded studentships would be brought into line with that offered by the Research Councils;

d the arrangements for sick pay for university funded studentships would remain unchanged;

e holders of full time studentships would be expected to reside in “close proximity” to the University. Close proximity was defined as a distance of 25 miles from the University, or a 45 minute travelling distance.

415.2 Research Councils UK (RCUK) Fee and Stipend Levels 2010-2011

Noted: RCUK had agreed that the minimum annual doctoral stipend for 2010/2011 would be £13,590 (Agenda Paper 13.2, refers).

415.3 Bursary Level 2010-2011

Noted: the Student Bursary Level for new and continuing research studentships would be £13,590 for 2010/11, rising from £13,290, in line with Research Councils UK (RCUK).

MResC 27.05.10 8/13 415.4 Maternity Leave

Received and Noted:

415.4.1 the directive from the Research Councils dated 1 April 2010 stating that all Research Council funded students were now entitled to 6 months of maternity leave on full stipend and a further 6 months of unpaid maternity leave (Agenda Paper 13.4.1, refers);

415.4.2 the OVC Advisory Group (Research) had agreed at its meeting on 22 April 2010 that maternity leave and pay for University studentships should be brought into line with that offered by the Research Councils.

415.5 AHRC Studentship Competition 2010

Noted: the University had submitted five applications to the competition, the maximum permitted under the Competition rules, co-ordinated by Mrs Nolan.

415.6 New AHRC Studentship Scheme

Noted: the changes planned to the way the AHRC allocated studentship funding from 2010/2011 (Agenda Paper 13.6, refers).

415.7 ESRC Studentship Competition 2010

Noted: the University had submitted one application to the competition, the maximum permitted under the Competition rules, co-ordinated by Mrs Nolan.

415.8 ESRC DTU Application

415.8.1 Received: an oral report from Dr Grey on the reviews received for the University’s ESRC DTU application and the University’s response.

415.8.2 Noted:

i feedback had been received from seven anonymous reviewers and a robust response had been submitted in response to various queries and issues raised; the final outcome was due to be announced in August 2010;

ii the Committee expressed its thanks to Dr Grey for her work in co-ordinating the bid.

416 RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH

416.1 UH Research Archive (UHRA) (Minutes 365.1 and 390.1 refer)

416.1.1 Received: an oral report concerning progress with the UHRA from Mr W Sturman, Head of Knowledge Management and Business Partnerships.

416.1.2 Noted:

i there were now 4097 items in the UHRA;

ii the UHRA was ranked 32nd in the UK HEI Institutional Repository League Tables, which was very pleasing;

iii it was now mandatory for researchers to engage with the UHRA and the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) had sent out a UHQ to reiterate this;

iv all articles and papers published since 1 January 2008 needed to be placed in the UHRA, as this was the date from which assessment for the Research Excellence Framework would commence;

MResC 27.05.10 9/13 v depositing articles and papers in the UHRA would benefit researchers, as it would enable them to gain increased citations.

416.2 Software to Support REF and UHRA (Minutes 367.2 and 390.2 refer)

416.2.1 Received: an oral report from the Chair on progress with the purchase of software to support the REF and the UHRA.

416.2.2 Noted:

i the final quote for the purchase of PURE software had been received by the University;

ii it was hoped that the funds for purchase would be released very shortly to enable the purchase to be finalised before the end of the current financial year.

416.3 RLUK/SCONUL Communications

Noted: the Scholarly Communication Newsbites dated 16 April 2010, and the Digest of Scholarly Communication News from April 2010 (Agenda Paper 14.3, and Addition to Paper 14.3, refer).

417 PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

417.1 Careers in Research Online Survey (CROS)

Noted: the University was participating for the first time in this survey, taking place from 28 April 2010 to 21 May 2010, and staff on research contracts had been invited to respond.

417.2 Visits from External Bodies

417.2.1 Noted: the annual visit from the UK Research Office to discuss European research funding had taken place on 25 March 2010, which had been attended by 35 members of staff from all three Research Institutes.

417.2.2 Noted: the workshop “Grant Applications Clinic”, facilitated by Mr J Wakeford of the Missenden Centre, had taken place on 11 May 2010, which had been fully booked and attended by 17 members of staff from all three Research Institutes.

417.2.3 Noted: Mr T Waters from Research Professional had visited the University on 19 May 2010; his presentation had been attended by 35 members of staff from across the University.

418 RISK

418.1 Research Excellence Framework

Noted: the risk of significant changes to the REF as a result of the change of Government (Minute 409 refers).

418.2 Research Degrees Process Review

Noted: the risk of difficulties arising from the changes being implemented as a result of the Research Degrees Process Review, although all changes would be monitored carefully throughout the first year (Minute 413.1 refers).

MResC 27.05.10 10/13 418.3 Research Grant Applications and Awards

Noted:

418.3.1 the risk that the application and award targets for 2009/2010 would not be met, although there was usually a great deal of activity in the last three months of the year;

418.3.2 the threat to the availability of future research funding due to the impending budget cuts planned by the new Government; this risk was being mitigated through an increased emphasis on the quality of applications, thereby enhancing the University’s success rates (Minute 414.1 refers).

419 EMERGENCY BUSINESS

419.1 Vitae Policy Forum 2010 “Exploring Future Funding Options for Researcher Development”

Noted: Vitae had just published a report on Funding Options for Researcher Development, available from http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/1271- 250651/Exploring-future-funding-options-for-researcher-development.html which would be considered in more detail at the next meeting of the Committee on 21 October 2010.

419.2 Vitae Researcher Development Framework: Summary of the Analysis of Consultation Responses

Noted: Vitae had just published a summary of the analysis of consultation responses regarding the Researcher Development Framework, available from http://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy-practice/375-251231/The-Researcher-development- framework-RDF.html which would be discussed in more detail at the next meeting of the Committee on 21 October 2010.

419.3 Retirement of Professor J Hough

Noted:

419.3.1 Professor Hough was attending his last meeting of the Research Committee as he was retiring as Director of the Centre for Astronomy Research;

419.3.2 Professor Hough had recently been awarded a Herschel Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society for his world-leading contribution to astronomy, which was outstanding recognition for his research;

419.3.3 the Committee thanked Professor Hough for his outstanding contribution to research at the University, and to the University Research Committee, over many years.

420 AGENDA – PART II

Noted and approved: Part II of the agenda (Minutes 421-430 refer).

MResC 27.05.10 11/13 421 SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS 2010 - 2011

Noted: the schedule of meetings during the Academic Year 2009 – 2010:

Thursday 21 October 2010

Thursday 3 March 2011

Thursday 26 May 2011

at 09.00 hours in the Central Committee Room, MacLaurin Building.

422 VITAE EAST OF ENGLAND HUB ANNUAL REPORT 2008

Noted: the 2009 Annual Report for the Vitae East of England Hub (Agenda Paper 21, refers).

423 READERSHIPS

Noted: the following appointments:

423.1 Mrs I Anderson as Reader in Learning and Teaching in Healthcare Practice in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Health and Human Sciences Research Institute, with effect from April 2010.

423.2 Dr G Lees-Maffei as Reader in Design History in the School of Creative Arts, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Research Institute, with effect from April 2010.

424 PROFESSORS

Noted: the appointment of Dr L Kvavilashvili as Professor of Cognitive Psychology in the School of Psychology, Health and Human Sciences Research Institute, with effect from April 2010.

425 VISITING PROFESSORS

Noted: the appointment of Professor R Miller as Visiting Professor in the Business School, for 3 years, with effect from 1 December 2009.

426 PROFESSORS EMERITUS

Noted: the following appointments:

426.1 Professor P R Bullen as Professor Emeritus with effect from 11 January 2010;

426.2 Professor S D Powell as Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Humanities, Law and Education, with effect from December 2009.

MResC 27.05.10 12/13 427 READERS EMERITUS

Noted: the appointment of Dr G A Short as Reader Emeritus, Faculty of Humanities, Law and Education, with effect from December 2009.

428 RESEARCH DEGREES BOARD

Noted: the minutes of the following meetings had been published:

428.1 28 January 2010 (Agenda Paper 27.1, refers);

428.2 18 March 2010 (Agenda Paper 27.2, refers).

429 RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH COMMITTEES

Noted: the Minutes of the following meetings had been published:

429.1 Health and Human Sciences Research Institute held on 15 February 2010 (Agenda Paper 28.1, refers);

429.2 Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Research Institute held on 11 October 2009 (Agenda Paper 28.2, refers).

430 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Thursday 21 October 2010 at 09.00 hours, in the Central Committee Room, MacLaurin Building.

Refreshments will be available in the Central Committee Room from 08.45 hours.

Agenda items for the meeting should be notified to the Clerk by Thursday, 23 September 2010. Supporting papers should be lodged with the Clerk by Thursday, 7 October 2010.

(Email: [email protected]; telephone extension 3280; Mrs E Nolan, Research Grants Coordinator, Business and Research, MacLaurin Building).

All items from Faculties/Research Institutes should be submitted with the approval of the relevant Dean of Faculty/Director of Research Institute as appropriate

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